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Autobase Aichi have published details on the May 2014 issue of Hyper Hobby Magazine. Below you will find a list of the main features of this months issue

Introduction of the Premier Edition Optimus Prime which shows the giant Optimus Prime illustration that is currently outside of the TakaraTomy headquarters.

Generations News. The "Mini-con Assualt Team" will be released in March along with Armada (Micron Legend) Starscream who is recoloured from the Western release.

MP-13B Sound Blaster is shown but with very little product details though some of the addtional parts such as the Megatron blaster and Energon cube have been recoloured. For example the energon cube is red rather than purple.

Transformers Cloud Brawn and Starscream are introduced within the current publication.

There is a report from the Winter Wonder Festival including a separate report on Mega Drive Megatron and Uni-Metal Optimus Prime.

Finally a short showcase on the new Transformers iPhone 5 case is also published.

Both Alfes2010 and Autobase Aichi have posted images from the final episode from the Transformers Go! DVDs. For those of you who have forgotten, the show is split into two parts, the Samurai Team and the Shinobi Tea, and have been available exclusively as free cover discs with the Japanese hobby magazines TV Magazine and TV Boy. The series consists of 8 episodes, for for each branch, with the final part seeing the combination of Optimus Prime, Kenzan and Gekisomaru.

For those following the Fan-subs by TV-Nihon, they remained stalled having subbed the four Samurai team episodes and the first two Shinobi team episodes.

Marcelo Matere has tweeted out that he will be sharing some Rescue Bot pencils over on his Facebook page and has already posted three, so if you are a fan of the little bots you may just want to head over to the book of faces for a peak.

in a new interview with Hasbro Studios' Stephen Davies, posted on WorldScreen.com, some early details regarding the next Transformers TV series (a reboot) have been given out. Everything was pretty much as expected, that the series will be made with a lighter tone, aimed at a younger audience and taking queues from Rescue Bots.

TV KIDS: What new shows do you have coming up?

DAVIES: We have this great new show, which is kind of the entry point forTransformers for littler boys called Transformers Rescue Bots. Although interestingly, when we reimagined Transformers for a younger generation, typically big brother doesn’t want to watch what little brother is watching, but because the Transformers brand resonates across so many generations and it’s so relevant and relatable, we’re actually finding that while we conceived Rescue Bots principally for 4- to 5-year-olds, the older brother, who is 7 or 8 years old, is also watching with little brother.

We just talked about co-viewing and children wanting to watch with their parents, well, now we have this show where little brother wants to watch with older brother and big brother also wants to watch with little brother, which is a phenomenal opportunity because, again, there are not a lot of shows where you have that kind of multigenerational appeal at all levels. In fact, Rescue Botsinspired us for our new chapter of Transformers, because Rescue Bots is a much simpler show to understand, the transformations are much simpler, and it’s a lighter, brighter, more humorous approach. So a lot of what we learned fromRescue Bots we are now applying to our new Transformers series.

It starts with Transformers; we’ve had several very successful seasons ofTransformers Prime. Excitedly, Finn Arnesen, who runs international distribution for us, is introducing our new Transformers series, which is a lot of fun because it really harkens back to the old Transformers: Generation 1 days. It’s a lighter, brighter more comedic show. It’s still full of all the wonderful characters that our fans love, but it’s really a complete reimagination of our Transformers series, which we will be rolling out next year.

The latest Transformers Go! episode has featured the debut the "new look" Optimus Prime quad-changer. Optimus EX Prime, as he is known, can change from a robot into a bullet train, a dragon and can combine with either Kenzan or Gekisoumaru. Within the episode he arrives back on Earth just in time to face off against the Predacon Oni leader, Great Dragotron. You can view soem images below that were captured by nakigao_san and posted on Twitter before being shared around by Planet Iacon.

Relive the Adventures of This Classic Animated TV Series in One Complete Set Featuring All 52 Action-Packed Episodes

BRING HOME THIS COLLECTIBLE 8-DVD SET ON MARCH 11, 2014 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY

Brace yourself to relive some of the most astonishing TRANSFORMERS battles between the AUTOBOTS and the DECEPTICONS through the complete series release of TRANSFORMERS ARMADA. In 2002, TRANSFORMERS fans and kids were introduced to the animated television series TRANSFORMERS ARMADA. This is the unforgettable chapter of TRANSFORMERS lore and the first part of the rare UNICRON Trilogy – consisting of ARMADA, ENERGON and CYBERTRON. OPTIMUS PRIME, his team of AUTOBOTS and their human friends stepped up the fight against MEGATRON and his DECEPTICONS for control of the universe and the power-enhancing MINI-CONS, a lost race of TRANSFORMERS. Valor, deception and unexpected twists unfolded in these captivating adventures, leading to an unlikely alliance between natural enemies in the face of a genuine evil known as UNICRON.

On March 11, 2014, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios, will unleash TRANSFORMERS ARMADA: THE COMPLETE SERIES on home entertainment shelves everywhere. For the first time ever, the entire series is collected in one deluxe 8-DVD set, featuring all 52 memorable episodes. Whether reliving the childhood memory or discovering this series for the first time, this is an essential home collection for every fan, collectors and entire family to complete their TRANSFORMERS home entertainment library. This complete series 8-DVD set is priced to own at $44.99 SRP.

Synopsis:

Our heroes, the AUTOBOTS and their nemesis, the DECEPTICONS are at it again in this complete series of the TRANSFORMERS ARMADA. This series open to a war between the two factions of TRANSFORMERS on their home planet of Cybertron over MINI-CONS, a race of smaller, power-enhancing TRANSFORMERS. This struggle will bring AUTOBOTS, DECEPTICONS and MINI-CONS to earth, where they continue to battle, even after two humans get involved. Through the course of this series, the TRANSFORMERS face mysterious mercenaries, mighty MINI-CON weapons and even time travel as they fight for control or freedom.

About Hasbro Studios

Hasbro Studios is the Los Angeles-based entertainment division of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS). The studio is responsible for entertainment brand-driven storytelling for the company across television, film, commercial productions and short-form. It develops, produces and distributes TV shows based on Hasbro's world class brands, including TRANSFORMERS, MY LITTLE PONY, LITTLEST PET SHOP and FAMILY GAME NIGHT. Many of these shows air on the Hub Network, a U.S. television network for kids and their families, that is a joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK). Hasbro Studios shows can also be seen on networks in more than 180 territories globally. Since its formation in 2009, the studio has received seven Daytime Emmy wins and 16 nominations. On the film side, the studio is developing and producing a number of features based on Hasbro's brands, including TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (Paramount), G.I. JOE 3 (Paramount) and CANDY LAND (Sony). The studio team also oversees the production of commercials that feature Hasbro's brands as well production of short-form content that can be seen on all of the major digital and social media platforms globally.

About Shout! Factory

Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD and Blu-Ray™ offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials in lavish packages crammed with extras. Shout’s audio division boasts GRAMMY®-nominated box sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations. In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast digital distribution network which delivers video and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America. Shout! Factory also owns and operates Timeless Media Group, Biograph Records, Majordomo Records, HighTone Records and Video Time Machine. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com

The official TakaraTomy Youtube channel, Takaratomychannel, has been updated with episodes 2 and 3 of Transformers Go: Samurai Team. The episiodes are not subtitled but if you have not yet seen the episodes, which are available with subtitles else where, then go check them out. The simplistic stories continue with more time jumping and inclusion of famous Japanese historical characters.

TakaraTomy have been tweeting out character models of Beast Convoy, Fire Convoy, Super Mode Convoy, Grand Convoy and Galaxy Convoy to promote the Fans Choice Masterpiece contest which is taking place. It seems, however, that some fans are incorrectly mistaking these character models for designs of Masterpiece figures of the characters. They are not. Most of the sheets clearly contain the date stamps and are also available within our Series Bible section of the website which contains various models sheets from Beast Wars and Beast Wars II as well as some Car Robot sheets. We own character models from G1 through to TF Animated so let us know if you would like to see more of these types of galleries.

The sheets which have been shared by TakaraTomy can be found after the jump

Roberto Orci has been interviewed by IGN regarding the next Transformers animated series. Roberto confirmed that both he and Alex Kurtzman will be returning to produce the new series and but also has started that it will be more kid-friendly and less intense than Transformers Prime but that they would welcome back Peter Cullen and Frank Welker to the show.

It’s not really a reboot, it’s sort of a continuation of it [Transformers Prime] in a tonally different form. We want to make sure we’re servicing the right audiences. We got to do a very adult version of Transformers that you just saw in this cartoon, a very sophisticated one, and we also want to make sure we don’t leave other kids behind, who love Transformers too and don’t want to be as scared as Transformers Prime could make you, that kind of thing. So we’re going to have a good parallel series that is connected, but it’s a little more friendly to the family.

When asked whether the show will be a "kids-only affair", Roberto replied:

I would say that clever wit always makes it something more adult. I think the look of it, you may find, is more kid-friendly. But we certainly don’t intend to be any less entertaining or any less Transformers. But there is a little bit of truth to that. I won’t deny that also, yes, we’re trying to make sure that younger kids who really love Transformers aren’t put off by its intensity.

You can watch the first episode of Transformers Go over on Chinese video sharing site Tudou.com. If you have problems playing the video due to your geographical region, switch your useragent to a phone (iPhones may not be compatible) and you should have no trouble watching the episode.

Hobbybase have posted some still from the first episode of Transformers Go which you can view over on their Facebook page. The episode features appearances from Optimus Prime, the data discs and Abominus as well as the expected Transformers Go cast.

We have mirrored the images after the jump for those without access to Facebook.

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Hasbro Inc submitted a trademark application for
BATTLE BEASTS
with the USPTO on the Thursday, 23rd April 1987. The mark was submitted within the category
TOY ACTION FIGURES AND ACCESSORIES and currently has as status of Registration cancelled under Section 7 because the registrant surrendered the registration..

Choose Your Fate
We loved the Transformers Choose Your Fate books as kids, and even wrote a text adventure in their style for an old version of Transformers At The Moon. Here you can find images from these puzzle-books, both UK and US ....

Ep 13: Headmaster Transform
This short clip shows Henry Masterson transform his Headmaster unit for the first time, much to the suprise of the Autobots. ....

OTFCC 2003 (USA)
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US Sheet 1
The scans contained within this gallery are taken from our own Transformers toysheet collection. This is the first US Transformers toysheet. ....

Transformers Animated
The instruction scans contained within this gallery with the TF08.net watermark were originally from the Chinese TF08 website. They have been added here as a mirror. ....

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